John A. Willis quotes

“You can't lose an old golf ball.”
-- John A. Willis

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“Elderly gentlemen, gentle in all respects, kind to animals, beloved by children, and fond of music, are found in lonely corners of the downs, hacking at sandpits or tussocks of grass, and muttering in a blind, ungovernable fury elaborate maledictions which could not be extracted from them by robbery or murder. Men who would face torture without a word become blasphemous at the short fourteenth. It is clear that the game of golf may well be included in that category of intolerable provocations which may legally excuse or mitigate behavior not otherwise excusable.”

“If you've driven over to the gay section of Los Angeles, it's like a golf course... Real estate values go 'boom!'”

“I think dates considered super corny and cheesy - whether it's going bowling or miniature golf or something where you can be competitive and just have fun with each other - those always make the most memorable dates!”

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“I didn't realize at the moment exactly what I had done...I only realized the enormity of it when I walked into the press room and got a long standing ovation.It wasn't until I came out of my daze that I began to appreciate my accomplishment.”

“I've got two girls. I like to play golf. Apart from that there's not a lot goes on in my life. So I am boring, aren't I?”

“Byrd has always been that kind of pitcher, trying to trick you, keep the ball low, in and out. He threw a lot of strikes, worked it inside and out, threw breaking balls for strikes behind in the count.”

“The ball was literally glued to the back of his foot - into the back of the net.”

“I have always said that the best feeling in the world is scoring a goal. Don't tell my missus that, but it is. When that ball hits the back of the net, it is fantastic.”

“The goal of all life is to have a ball.”

“You can't lose an old golf ball.”